The worldwide pandemic of COVID19 and the associated lockdowns have changed the way we live and work. What was largely optional earlier, Work from home (WFH) has now become the new norm with more than 4.3 million people in Australia (~32% of the working population) WFH. While many of us found the change welcoming, some people are struggling to keep up the work life balance and have found their productivity impacted by the WFH set up.

To understand the impact of WFH on our productivity and prepare us for the transition back to offices, Building 4 Impact conducted a short survey and asked their close group of friends how their productivity was impacted. Now that Victoria is getting back to working from offices again,  we took a quick look on what people think about the impacts of WFH on their productivity.

Majority of the respondents reported a negative impact on their productivity, and  many reported it to increase initially and then decrease. This large variation in the experience was attributed to several factors that influence our work-life balance including social relations, job-related activities and the home environment – which are discussed in detail in this initial results report.